Gabrovka (pronounced [ˈɡaːbɾɔu̯ka]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014 the municipality was part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2] In addition to the center of the settlement, formerly known as Sveti Križ pri Litiji (German: Heiligenkreuz),[3] it includes the hamlets of Orešje, Pretržje (in older sources also Pretežje),[3] and Trzne.[4]

Gabrovka
View of Gabrovka from Moravška Gora
View of Gabrovka from Moravška Gora
Gabrovka is located in Slovenia
Gabrovka
Gabrovka
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°0′2.9″N 14°59′12.57″E / 46.000806°N 14.9868250°E / 46.000806; 14.9868250
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Sava
MunicipalityLitija
Area
 • Total1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Elevation
388.6 m (1,274.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total252
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Church

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Exaltation of the Holy Cross Parish Church in Gabrovka

The local parish church is dedicated to the Exaltation of the Cross and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was built in the late 18th century and extended in 1913.[5]

Notable people

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Notable people that were born or lived in Gabrovka include:

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Municipality of Litija website
  3. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 95.
  4. ^ a b c d Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 261–262.
  5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2390
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